And, yes, I DO take it personally: Banning the sale of firearms and ammunition in Brazil... [UPDATE]

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Banning the sale of firearms and ammunition in Brazil... [UPDATE]

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Partial results in a referendum show a clear majority of Brazilians have voted against a ban on gun sales.

With 90% of the votes counted, 64% rejected the ban and only 36% wanted firearm sales to the public outlawed. [...] Guns kill one person in Brazil roughly every 15 minutes, giving it the world's highest death toll from firearms.

too bad...

(yesterday's post below...)

i hope it passes...

[A] sudden shift in public opinion indicates that Brazilians could very well end up voting against a proposed gun ban in a referendum Sunday [tomorrow].

Up until September, the polls showed that over 70 percent of respondents planned to vote in favour of the prohibition on firearms sales. But with the referendum just around the corner, surveys now indicate that more people will vote against the initiative than for it.